Welcome to Showdown, an online competition that gives artists from all over the world a chance to showcase their work and have it be judged by internationally acclaimed artists and curators.

Meet Our Judge

Peter Coffin

Peter Coffin's interdisciplinary practice explores conceptual point of view and is motivated by the desire to connect with the kind of understanding that invites new perspective and engenders further inquiry.

His artwork often integrates an informal objectivity with the subjective to generate a dynamic between the two.... Read
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Prizes

1st Place

The winner will receive US $1000

2nd Place

The runner up will receive US $500

First Round: Curated + Community Voting

The first round consists of two parts: the community vote and the curated vote. Anyone with a valid
Saatchi Art account is able to participate in the community vote. All valid entries will be randomly
displayed an equal number of times during the community vote and each work will be voted on a scale of 1
(lowest) to 5 (highest). A total of 300 submissions will progress to the next round including:

250 works with highest average community votes

250 submissions selected by our
professional Saatchi Art team

Second Round: Juried Voting

A jury, selected by Saatchi Art and led by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator at Saatchi Art,
will review the 500 semi-finalists. Of those 300:

30 submissions selected by our professional jury will
move on to the final round

Final Round: Judge

A judge selected by Saatchi Art will select the winner and runner-up of our Abstract.

The winner will receive US $1000

The runner up will receive US $500

The top two works will be shown in exhibiton.

The cost of shipping works to the exhibition will be covered by Saatchi Art.